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Abida (biblical figure)

According to Genesis 25:4, Abida was the son of Midian, and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah. He had four brothers: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch and Eldaah.

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According to Genesis 25:4, Abida (Hebrew: אֲבִידָע ʾĂḇīḏāʿ‍) was the son of Midian, and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah. He had four brothers: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch and Eldaah.1

According to Easton's Bible Dictionary, Abida means "father of knowledge" or "knowing." The name appears only in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33. On the basis of his derivation from Midian, Easton infers that he was the ancestor of an Arab tribe.2

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  1. The Wordsworth Encyclopedia of World Religions. Ware: Wordsworth, 1999; p. 38
  2. Easton's Bible Dictionary, "Abida"